Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear flannel. His blue crest is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jet (100 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Forcas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: This man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has red eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Valafar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Valafar decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.